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| Global Score | |
| 88.5 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Huawei |
| iOS 14.x | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2021-09-20 |
| 5.18 x 2.53 x 0.29 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 477 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2227mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.16 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 12 mini has a global score of 88.5, which is better than Huawei nova 9 Pro's score of 79.3. IPhone 12 mini is an older phone than Huawei nova 9 Pro, but Apple made it noticeably lighter and just a little bit thinner anyway. IPhone 12 mini comes with iOS 14.x OS, while Huawei nova 9 Pro comes with HarmonyOS 2 OS.
The iPhone 12 mini counts with a quite superior hardware performance than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has 4 GB less RAM and 2 less processing cores (although faster), it also counts with a 64-bits processor. The Apple iPhone 12 mini features a more vivid screen than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has a little smaller display and a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2340px, it also counts with a quite better pixels quantity in each inch of screen.
The iPhone 12 mini captures a little bit better photographs and videos than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has a way less mega pixels resolution back-facing camera and a worse (4K) video definition, it also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better images in poorly lited situations. Huawei nova 9 Pro has a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Apple iPhone 12 mini, because it has more internal storage capacity.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with a much better battery duration than iPhone 12 mini, because it has an 80% larger battery capacity.
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